States of Delinquency : Race and Science in the Making of California's Juvenile Justice System /

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This unique analysis of the rise of the juvenile justice system from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries uses one of the harshest states--California--as a case study for examining racism in the treatment of incarcerated young people of color. Using rich new untapped archives, States of Delinquency...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chávez-García, Miroslava, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.)
Preston School of Industry (Ione, Calif.)
Rasism inom kriminologin > historia.
Ungdomsbrottslingar > historia.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Minority youth.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Juvenile delinquents.
Eugenics.
Crime and race.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Eugenisme > Californie > Histoire.
Criminalite et race > Californie > Histoire.
Jeunes delinquants > Californie > Histoire.
Jeunesse issue des minorites > Californie > Histoire.
Eugenics > California > History.
Crime and race > California > History.
Juvenile delinquents > California > History.
Minority youth > California > History.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > California > History.
Förenta staterna > Kalifornien.
California.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This unique analysis of the rise of the juvenile justice system from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries uses one of the harshest states--California--as a case study for examining racism in the treatment of incarcerated young people of color. Using rich new untapped archives, States of Delinquency is the first book to explore the experiences of young Mexican Americans, African Americans, and ethnic Euro-Americans in California correctional facilities including Whittier State School for Boys and the Preston School of Industry. Miroslava Chávez-García examines the ideologies and practices used b.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (314 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520951556

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